A resident plaintiff's lack of assets within Australia does not, without more, satisfy the 'justice of the case' prerequisite in r 671(h) UCPR for an order for security for costs. The phrase 'reason to believe' in r 671(c) does not require proof on the balance of probabilities that the address omission was innocent. The Court was divided on whether r 672 discretionary factors may inform the r 671(h) assessment, with Keane JA (McMeekin J agreeing) holding they may not, and Muir JA holding they may.
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